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"Then you will recite to one another psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs; you will sing and make music to the Lord with your hearts..." (Ephesians 5:19)

Inspire prayer and healing
Days before Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, Stephen Lee and his family were forced to evacuate their home. When approached by the American Music Therapy Association to provide a musical response to the devastation, he jumped at the opportunity. That song—which would later become the title track of this collection—served as an inspiring call to prayer and healing.

Explore the history of African-American songStand by Me explores the development and history of African-American spirituals, combining a diverse range of musical styles and influences. Powerful when performed as a complete work, these songs are equally beautiful when shared individually within the context of worship. From chant and soulful blues to the rhythms and harmonies of gospel and jazz, soloists and choir converge as catalysts for celebrations overflowing with an irresistible joy.

Enjoy a range of musical and emotional contrasts
The collection's title track, "Stand by Me" is a reflective, Taiz?-like mantra intended for assembly and choir. "Standin' in the Need of Prayer" offers a booming synthesis of 20th century blues and gospel traditions. The somber "Walk with Me" and energetic "When the Storms of Life are Ragin'" epitomize the musical and emotional contrasts found in this powerful collection.

Worship with heart and voice
Narrated by Father Edward Branch, Stand by Me features performances by renowned vocal groupsùThe Clark Atlanta University Philharmonic Society and the Spelman College and Morehouse College Glee Clubsùplus revered musicians E. Dwight Franklin and Reverend Adrian Ford on piano, and Uchenna Echeazu on drums. Whether you lead a choir or simply love African-American spirituals, treat your senses to songs that call for worship with heart and voice.

Tracks: Over My Head | Come by Here | Jesus in the Morning | Sweet Jesus | Oh, Freedom | Hush | Stand by Me | When the Storms of Life are Ragin' | Walk with Me | Standin' in the Need of Prayer

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"Then you will recite to one another psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs; you will sing and make music to the Lord with your hearts..." (Ephesians 5:19)

Inspire prayer and healing
Days before Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, Stephen Lee and his family were forced to evacuate their home. When approached by the American Music Therapy Association to provide a musical response to the devastation, he jumped at the opportunity. That song—which would later become the title track of this collection—served as an inspiring call to prayer and healing.

Explore the history of African-American songStand by Me explores the development and history of African-American spirituals, combining a diverse range of musical styles and influences. Powerful when performed as a complete work, these songs are equally beautiful when shared individually within the context of worship. From chant and soulful blues to the rhythms and harmonies of gospel and jazz, soloists and choir converge as catalysts for celebrations overflowing with an irresistible joy.

Enjoy a range of musical and emotional contrasts
The collection's title track, "Stand by Me" is a reflective, Taiz?-like mantra intended for assembly and choir. "Standin' in the Need of Prayer" offers a booming synthesis of 20th century blues and gospel traditions. The somber "Walk with Me" and energetic "When the Storms of Life are Ragin'" epitomize the musical and emotional contrasts found in this powerful collection.

Worship with heart and voice
Narrated by Father Edward Branch, Stand by Me features performances by renowned vocal groupsùThe Clark Atlanta University Philharmonic Society and the Spelman College and Morehouse College Glee Clubsùplus revered musicians Dwight E. Franklin and Reverend Adrian Ford on piano, and Uchenna Echeazu on drums. Whether you lead a choir or simply love African-American spirituals, treat your senses to songs that call for worship with heart and voice.

Tracks: Over My Head | Come by Here | Jesus in the Morning | Sweet Jesus | Oh, Freedom | Hush | Stand by Me | When the Storms of Life are Ragin' | Walk with Me | Standin' in the Need of Prayer

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"Sincere, engaging and appropriately uplifting, [Mass of Freedom] is a work that the assembly will want to sing."
—John E. Ware, D.M.A.
Director of Choral Activities, Xavier University
New Orleans, LA

Praise with heart and voice
Combining the accessibility of folk music with the rousing rhythms of true gospel, this refreshing Mass setting speaks to the collective heart of the assembly. Invite children and grandparents, alike, to clap their hands and lift their voices in joyful praise of our Lord!

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"Then you will recite to one another psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs; you will sing and make music to the Lord with your hearts..." (Ephesians 5:19)

Inspire prayer and healing
Days before Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, Stephen Lee and his family were forced to evacuate their home. When approached by the American Music Therapy Association to provide a musical response to the devastation, he jumped at the opportunity. That song—which would later become the title track of this collection—served as an inspiring call to prayer and healing.

Explore the history of African-American songStand by Me explores the development and history of African-American spirituals, combining a diverse range of musical styles and influences. Powerful when performed as a complete work, these songs are equally beautiful when shared individually within the context of worship. From chant and soulful blues to the rhythms and harmonies of gospel and jazz, soloists and choir converge as catalysts for celebrations overflowing with an irresistible joy.

Enjoy a range of musical and emotional contrasts
The collection's title track, "Stand by Me" is a reflective, Taiz?-like mantra intended for assembly and choir. "Standin' in the Need of Prayer" offers a booming synthesis of 20th century blues and gospel traditions. The somber "Walk with Me" and energetic "When the Storms of Life are Ragin'" epitomize the musical and emotional contrasts found in this powerful collection.

Worship with heart and voice
Narrated by Father Edward Branch, Stand by Me features performances by renowned vocal groupsùThe Clark Atlanta University Philharmonic Society and the Spelman College and Morehouse College Glee Clubsùplus revered musicians E. Dwight Franklin and Reverend Adrian Ford on piano, and Uchenna Echeazu on drums. Whether you lead a choir or simply love African-American spirituals, treat your senses to songs that call for worship with heart and voice.

Tracks: Over My Head | Come by Here | Jesus in the Morning | Sweet Jesus | Oh, Freedom | Hush | Stand by Me | When the Storms of Life are Ragin' | Walk with Me | Standin' in the Need of Prayer

Description

"Then you will recite to one another psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs; you will sing and make music to the Lord with your hearts..." (Ephesians 5:19)

Inspire prayer and healing
Days before Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, Stephen Lee and his family were forced to evacuate their home. When approached by the American Music Therapy Association to provide a musical response to the devastation, he jumped at the opportunity. That song—which would later become the title track of this collection—served as an inspiring call to prayer and healing.

Explore the history of African-American songStand by Me explores the development and history of African-American spirituals, combining a diverse range of musical styles and influences. Powerful when performed as a complete work, these songs are equally beautiful when shared individually within the context of worship. From chant and soulful blues to the rhythms and harmonies of gospel and jazz, soloists and choir converge as catalysts for celebrations overflowing with an irresistible joy.

Enjoy a range of musical and emotional contrasts
The collection's title track, "Stand by Me" is a reflective, Taiz?-like mantra intended for assembly and choir. "Standin' in the Need of Prayer" offers a booming synthesis of 20th century blues and gospel traditions. The somber "Walk with Me" and energetic "When the Storms of Life are Ragin'" epitomize the musical and emotional contrasts found in this powerful collection.

Worship with heart and voice
Narrated by Father Edward Branch, Stand by Me features performances by renowned vocal groupsùThe Clark Atlanta University Philharmonic Society and the Spelman College and Morehouse College Glee Clubsùplus revered musicians Dwight E. Franklin and Reverend Adrian Ford on piano, and Uchenna Echeazu on drums. Whether you lead a choir or simply love African-American spirituals, treat your senses to songs that call for worship with heart and voice.

Tracks: Over My Head | Come by Here | Jesus in the Morning | Sweet Jesus | Oh, Freedom | Hush | Stand by Me | When the Storms of Life are Ragin' | Walk with Me | Standin' in the Need of Prayer

Description

"Sincere, engaging and appropriately uplifting, [Mass of Freedom] is a work that the assembly will want to sing."
—John E. Ware, D.M.A.
Director of Choral Activities, Xavier University
New Orleans, LA

Praise with heart and voice
Combining the accessibility of folk music with the rousing rhythms of true gospel, this refreshing Mass setting speaks to the collective heart of the assembly. Invite children and grandparents, alike, to clap their hands and lift their voices in joyful praise of our Lord!

Bio

Stephen M. Lee, a native of Washington, D.C., first studied music composition during his senior year in high school with the late Hortense Taylor, while enrolled in the Heights Guided Research Program. He continued on to Loyola University, New Orleans where he received a Bachelor of Music in Music Therapy in 1982. In 1996, Stephen earned a Masters of Arts in Church Music from the Interdenominational Theological Center, Morehouse School of Religion in Atlanta, Georgia.

Among his many accomplishments, Stephen has published gospel arrangements of 17 African-American Spirituals and a gospel Catholic mass in the 1999 Canadian publication: Spirit Anew, Singing Prayer and Praise , Wood Lake Books. His post-Katrina work, entitled: Stand by Me has been featured in national and international conferences as well as in the 2008 film documentary on Hurricane Katrina entitled, “Not Broken.”

Stephen has served as Adjunct Professor of Music Therapy at Loyola University, New Orleans, Louisiana. He published Mass of Freedom with OCP in 2012.

Stephen, his wife and their three children currently reside in Douglasville, Georgia.